Watching Brief

Date 26 September 2012

Event ID 1002938

Category Recording

Type Watching Brief

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1002938

Former site of Elgin Brewery, established c.1784 on a small tract of land between the cathedral and the River Lossie. It is reputed to have been one of the finest breweries in Scotland. It was partially destroyed by fire c.1898, and lay derelict for some time before being demolished c.1912 at the request of the people of Elgin so as to open up the view of the Cathedral. It is depicted on early town plans of Elgin (Wood 1822; Ray 1838) as well as on the 1st and 2nd edition OS maps. A watching brief was carried out by AOC Archaeology in 2013 during groundworks for the Elgin Flood Alleviation Scheme. A sandstone retaining wall c.3.5m back from the river's edge was abutted by a man-made bank with sandstone facing.

Information from the Moray Historic Environment Record and OASIS ID: aocarcha1-154445 ((K Paton) 2013.